Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
So many times when I sit down to create, I wind up with unused die cuts or punched pieces that I think I’m going to use but then my project takes a different turn. As a result, my piles of unused pieces have grown. I started out with a small basket that has now turned into several quart size bags. When I needed an element …
The focus of today’s card is on the Picture This Dies. It’s a new die from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. The die is a stand alone die that does not have a coordinating stamp but can be used with different stamps. The Picture This dies comes with two dies that cuts windows on the card front. One cuts the stitched window circles as on my …
Today is the last day to get any retiring products from the 2021 January – June catalog before they’re gone for good or no longer offered as a bundle. Here are some of my favorite retiring products that I’ve shared with you in previous posts. Snailed It & Snail Dies This is such a fun set to play with – love the cute images. See …
Today’s card features two carry over stamps in the 2021- 2022 Annual Catalog – Tasteful Touches and Timeless Tropical and one new product – the Tailor Made Dies. I love how this card turned out. I used colors that I don’t normally use like Blackberry Bliss and Rich Razzleberry. We have 50 colors to choose from (not counting the basics – Very Vanilla, Basic White …
Happy Wednesday! Today I’ll be sharing with you another card using the Friends Are Like Seashells set. Making a masculine or feminine card with this set is easy. All you need to do is change the colors and it gives it a whole different feel. Card Details For my masculine quick and easy card I used the following: Card base – thick white cardstock Seashell …
As I mentioned In yesterday’s post, Artistically Inked is my new favorite stamp. Today I’m sharing another card using a few more images from this set. Card Details The card base is a 4-1/4″ x 11″ Mint Macaron cardstock scored at 5-1/2″. The Misty Moonlight layer was cut at 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ and white cardstock at 4″ x 5-1/4″. I stamped the Artistically Inked splotch …
Today’s card is a simple card using only ink, paper and stamps. I used My Meadow stamp set along with a sentiment from the Waterfront stamp. You can see two cards using the Waterfront stamps here and here. My Meadow, Waterfront & Snow Front are 3 similar type sets which allow you to stamp different scenes. If you’re the type of stamper that likes to …
Hello Crafty Friends! There is only more week to get any retiring products that are on your wish list. Today we’ll look at two of the products that are retiring – the Dandelion Wishes and Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle. Today’s card is a quick and easy card that you can make in no time. Quick enough to make several for when you need them. …
It’s time for a sneak peak into one of the stamp sets and 2021-2023 In Colors from the upcoming 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. The stamp set is Color & Contour. As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, we get to preview the new catalog and pre order some select products before it goes live. This is just one of the benefits SU offers to all demonstrators. Here’s the …
Today’s card features the Window Sheets (Acetate) Smooch technique using the Inspiring Iris stamp and used the Sweet Ice Cream stamp for the greeting. I love the watercolor and alcohol look on cards so I try to use different methods to make them. Today I’ll share with you on how to create watercolor backgrounds. You need to know that each card you make will look …
I love many of the stamps in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog but I’ve come to the conclusion that Painted Poppies is my favorite stamp set since the first time I saw it in the 2020 January – June Catalog at a Stampin’ Up! conference. Whew! I was very happy to see that this set made it through another year! However, the Butterfly Wishes from which …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, I decided to combine the Quite Curvy & Game On Stamp sets to create this green Lucky Me card. Why are you lucky today? Because there’s FREE SHIPPING on all Stampin’ Up! products today only so you can spend more on supplies and less on shipping. This card came together very quickly with using just two dies and patterned …
I’m back again with another card featuring the Snailed It Stamp bundle, this time using the mushroom image as the focus. This is my 3rd post with this set so I think it’s obvious that I like this stamp bundle. When I first saw this stamp set, what caught my attention was these whimsical mushrooms. I don’t know why, but I like to color mushrooms …
Hello Crafters! Today’s card is all about dies specifically Beautiful Brushstrokes. Beautiful Brushstrokes comes with 10 dies consisting of layered roses, leaves and a brushstroke piece that can be used as a backdrop like I did on this card. You can also use the die cut brushstrokes pieces individually to create another look. We’ll see this in another post. The dies are part of a …
Wow! The Friends Are Like Seashells suite is a such a great set! Since my husband loves to collect seashells, I knew this would be the perfect set to make his birthday card. The Friends Are Like Seashells is a photopolymer set with 23 stamps – 8 greetings and 15 images. It’s a two step stamp as well as a Distinktive stamp. You can read …
I’m back with another card using the Flower & Field DSP and Approaching Perfection stamp. There are so many fun and pretty cards you can make with these two products. If you missed yesterday’s post, click here to see two cards using both these products. I think this is a happy card – daisies always seem to brighten the spot. Among other things, daisies symbolize …
Today is my husband’s birthday so in celebration of his special day, I’m focusing on birthday cards. Today’s card features the Flower & Field DSP and the Approaching Perfection stamp – they’re both free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. The Flower & Field DSP is so pretty and make great cards. These two products go so well together that the cards were quick and easy …
Hello Crafters! Today I’m sharing with you two cards that feature the Game On & Swirly Frames stamps. Both cards are identical except for the colors – one has manly colors and the other girly colors. Remember in yesterday’s post how I used the circles from the Swirly stamps? Today we’ll look at the stitched lines from the same set. Notice the lines in between …
The Swirly Frames is a fun and versatile set that can be used in various ways. The sentiment, Just Saying Hello, from the Tasteful Touches fits perfectly in this frame. This card came together very quickly because it was mostly stamping. It’s a little different from the type of cards I make but I like it because it’s cheery. Card Details Card base – Magenta …
The Berry Blessings stamp and Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper is a combined free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog that also coordinates with the Sweet Strawberry Bundle from the 2021 January – June Catalog on page 44. The Berry Delightful DSP is very pretty and as always the Stampin’ Up! coordinating stamp goes so well with the paper. This was a quick and easy card …